I have had a love of mustangs since around the age of 11. I
started gaining an interest in cool cars but did not really know very much about
them. I would sit in my room for hours and draw what I thought a cool car would
look like and they would always look like a Mustang! Over time I gained
knowledge about cars through tinkering on my own cars, reading magazines, and
talking with friends etc. and gained a love for cars, trucks, and pretty much
anything with an engine! But through all of that, I have always had a really big
soft spot for the Mustang. My personal favorite is the original ‘64 ½/-’65 look.
That car in particular has been my dream to own for as long as I can remember. I
did not think that due to the prices that are often accompanied with these cars
that I would ever be able to own one. I had always thought that I would
probably one day buy a Mustang and would be very excited about it, but would
likely be a little disappointed that it is not really the one that I actually
wanted.

One day last summer in mid June, I went to look at a job ( I am
in insurance restoration). This particular job was to help a previous customer
figure out what to do with the estate of her late brother whom had left her and
her sister in charge of his estate. This estate was full (very full) of an
assortment of collectibles, garbage, and items that needed to go to Good-Will. I
was there to help them figure out what we could do to help sort and complete
this task. While I was there we went out to the garage and I set eyes on what I
knew to be my favorite car!!! I was instantly in love! At the same time I
couldn’t help but feel like there is no chance that I would be able to attain
this car. I asked them what the plan was for this car and they said they were
going to be selling it. I asked what they knew about the car, and they said that
it was their brothers favorite car and he had owned it for a few years, they
didn’t know how many. The one thing they were not sure about was that he had
lost the keys to the car about 7 or 8 years ago, and it had not been started or
moved since! The car was in great shape and I tried not to let myself get too
excited as there was not much of a chance, so I went about my business figuring
out the job. Over the next week or two I couldn’t help but think about and talk
about that car! So much that my wife, 5 daughters and a few friends kept
prompting me to call them and make an offer and see what happens! Finally I got
the guts up to call after doing a ton of research about what to expect with a
car that has sat for that long. It looked like it could be just fine or really
bad, or a mixture of both! I decided I would make an offer for what I could
afford explaining what I had learned. Initially they said they were expecting to
get more for it. I told them I totally understood, and that If they changed
their mind I would of course be interested. I was kinda bummed out but thought
this was probably how it would go. However two days later, I got a call out of
the blue, it was the sister saying if you want it you can have it at that price,
I let her know that I would be over in a couple of hours!!! I went there with a
friend to tow the car home and we looked it over and decided we thought it might
be able to run! We checked and changed some of the fluids installed a new
battery, and hot wired the car to find it started and ran!!! Needless to say I
was ecstatic! I drove the car home, and have been on cloud 9 ever since!

My wife and I decided it would be our 21st anniversary present
to each other. There are lots of little things that need to be touched
up/repaired and some items that I plan to clean up and or upgrade, but overall I
have a great little driver that we get out as much as we can!! I am loving being
a part of the Mustang club and look forward to a part of the different events to
come this year, and look forward to meeting many of the members and learning
much more about mine and many of the other mustangs out there!!